Folding babt carriage



July 7, 1953 H. E. CORNISH 23,581

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE Original Filed Sept. 25, 1946 v 3 heets-Sheet 1 INV EN TOR.

Ori inal Filed se t. 25, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

Reissued July 7, 1953 UNIT ED STATES e r-ENT FOLDING-"BABY-;CARRIAGEHarold Edward Cornish, Banktown, New "South Wales, Australia I I.0riginal-No.'- 2,545,069, dated-March: 13,; r-951,:Se-.rial:No.1-,699,2 20,September 25, 1946. Applica- --.tion forreissuesMarch 7, 1952,. Serial N 0. 275,390. In Great BritainTjQctcber,1 8, 1945 7; Claims. (Cl: 280-42) Matter enclosed in heavy bracketslillappears inatheloriginal patent but forms no part of'thisreissuespecification;:matter.printed-:.in -italics indicates theadditions. madebyreissue.

This invention relates toimprovements in 'perambulators and babycarriages with more particular reference to baby carriages, collapsibleabout alongitudinal axis, in which the sides of the carriageare broughtclose together.

An object of the invention is to provide a more robust construction'ofthis type of-l folding baby carriage than has hitherto-been known whileyet enabling the carriage tobeeasily collapsed so that the sides arebrought close together, and further to provide a simplemeans ofeffectively locking the carriage in its collapsed: state.

Ajfurther object of the invention'is to provide a readily detachablehood assembly, which. may, neverthelessJ-be collapsed in-situ togetherwith thexoarriage. 1

According .to the" present invention a folding wheeledfchilds carriagecomprises in combina tiona..pair of wrigid \skel'etonside frames,-arm

rests on: said frames, 2. flexibleseat fitted-tosaid arm rests: anddependent therefrom, transverse zdiagonal .strutsfixedly pivoted to theside frames at their lower ends :and slidablypivoted to the side .framesat their upper ends, longitudinal rods interconnectingzthe upper. endsof the struts and' passing through the seat, longitudinal diagonalgu'ide' members secured to the side frames, a control handle, and a pairof arms depending from said control handle and slidable in said guidemembers to lock the carriage in the collapsed position.

The invention-willbe further described with reference to theaccompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevationofa collapsible baby carriage, I

Fig. 2.is a plan view ,withthe hood removed,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation,

Fig. 5 is a corresponding rear end elevation of the collapsed carriage.

.Fig. 6 is a sectional detail of the flexible seat.

Two bearer members 10 carry wheels II on stub axles. The bearer membersl carry four vertical channel section members l2, I3 interconnected bylongitudinal horizontal bars 50 and surmounted by arm rests I4. Theparts I0, l2, l3 and 50 form a pair of rigid skeleton side frames one oneach side of the carriage.

The arm rests I4 are pivoted at 23 to the channel section members I2,l3. A seat I is fixedly located at 14a to the undersides of the armrests l4.

Members I9 are slidably located within the ,2 channelsectionmembers l2,l3 andvarerinter- *cornnected -by longitudinal horizontal rods d8,

52. 'Therods laextend through-theLseat l5 "(see Fig. 6) areinterconnected r by longitudinal horizontal The channel 1 sectionmembers I 2, l3

rods H. *Transverse diagonal struts I G 'are pivotally connected at'their-ends to the rods 18,- I!

"and pivoted-to one another intermediatet their ends toqacentrallongitudinal rod 22. Afootrest ;comprises two ha1fsections -20'h'inged'to- .gether' at ll and'ihinged at their outersends to the sidesof the carriage. The footrest:-i'sisupported atits central hinge-fromthe'rod 22 by meansht-avvertical. link member 46 having a slot 46a. .Thestrutslaarenotched;.at.5l toraccommodate the rods 52- in the collapsedposition of the carriage.

Two spring.steelarmsL25zareslidably located in longitudinal diagonal:guide members 25asecured to the side frames of .the carriage. In: thedrawings the armsZli are shown in the extended position. vThe upper endsof the steel arms-.25 are interconnected by a-control handle-'24.Extension .of..the arms 25-,is: limited byoutwardly projecting studs 2!at the lower ends thereof which in the extended position of -the strips.abl tlagainststop plates 28secured to the'mem- 'bers I 3; pl-nwardlyprojecting: studs :(not shown) on the arms. 25-:.engag e over-theuupperends :29 -of ,thexmembers 25 to retain .the-zarmsiin theextendedjposition.

The fabric .seat- 45', is'extended" to form=a back rest supported.- fromthe arms2-5 by rings3ll,..3l and bracedby. means of .an.adjustable-strap 32 connectedito the-arm rests l4. 'Thetback'rest isheld in its extended position. by outwardly. pro- .jectinggstuds: 33onthe arms .25.

,-,,-.A-,h.ood 34 .iscarried-on a framework comprising frame members 35,36 hinged together at 31 and hinged at 39 to rods 38 engaging inextensions 42, 43 of the members l3. The side members are pivotallyconnected by longitudinal and transverse struts 40 interconnected bylinks 4|.

A handle 44 is provided on the seat I5 to facilitate the collapsing ofthe carriage.

To collapse the carriage, the hood is first partially collapsed byraising the links 4|. The seat I5 is raised by the handle 44 to raisethe rods l8 and actuate the struts l6 to displace the side frames of thecarriage towards each other. The

arm rests l4 are then pivoted upwardly to enable the seat 15 to becompactly stowed therebetween. The hood may be removed from theextensions 42, 43 or may be pivoted about the hinges 39 to rest abovethe arm rests. The arms .25 are depressed into the position shown inFig. to lock the carriage in the collapsed position.

I declare-that what I claim is:

1. A folding Wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pair ofrigid skeleton side frames, arm rests on said frames, a flexible seatfitted to said arm rests and dependent therefrom, transverse diagonalstruts fixedly pivoted to the side frames at their lower ends andslidably pivoted to the side frames at their upper ends, longitudinalrods interconnecting the upper ends of the struts and passing throughthe seat, longitudinal diagonal guide members secured to the sideframes, 2. control handle, and a pair of arms depending from saidcontrol handle and slidable in said guide members to lock the carriagein the collapsed position.

2. A folding wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pair ofrigid skeleton side frames, arm rests longitudinally pivoted to saidside frames, a flexible seat fitted to said arm rests and dependenttherefrom, transverse diagonal struts fixedly pivoted to the side framesat their lower ends and slidablypivoted to the side frames at theirupper ends, longitudinal rods interconnecting the upper ends of thestruts and passing through the seat, longitudinal diagonal guide memberssecured-to the side frames, a con,- trol handle,'and a pair of armsdepending from said control handle and slidable in said guide members tolock the carriage in the collapsed position. s

3. Ai folding wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pairof rigid skeleton side frames, a collapsible seat carried by the frames,transverse strut means connecting the side frames to limit the relativeoutward unfolding movements thereof and foldable to permit relative inward folding movements thereof, longitudinal diagonal guide memberssecured to the side frames, a spring arm slidable in each of said guidemembers and a handle permanently connecting t e ends ofjthe spring arms,said arms inwardly of the handle being spaced apart a distancesubstantially equal to the combined width of the side frames when thecarriage is folded.

4. A foldin wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pair ofrigid skeleton side frames, a collapsible seat carried by the frames,transverse diagonal struts fixedly pivoted at one end to a side frameand slidably pivoted at the other end to the pposite side fmme to permitlimited relative inward folding and outward unfolding movements of theside frames, longitudinal diagonal guide members secured to the sideframes, a spring arm sli-dable in each of said guide members and ahandle permanently connecting the ends of the spring arms; said armstransverse diagonal struts each fixedly pivoted at its lower end to oneof said side frames and slidably pivoted at its upper end to the otherside frame, longitudinal diagonal guide members secured to the sideframes, a spring arm slidable in each, of saidguide members and a handleperma- 1 nently connecting the ends of the spring arms,

said arms inwardly of the handle being spaced apart by a distancesubstantially equal to the combined width of the side frames when thecarriage is folded.

- 6. A' folding wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pairof rigid skeleton side frames, a collapsible seat carried by the frames,transverse diagonal struts each fixedly pivoted at i s lower end to oneof said side frames and slidably pivoted at its'upper end to the otherside from, longitudinal diagonal guide members secared to the sidefmmes, a spring arm slidable in each of said guide members, a spacingmember for separating the outer portions of said arms substantially thecombined width of the side frames when folded inwardly and a permanenthandle connecting the ends of the arms beyond the spacing member.

7. A folding wheeled childs carriage comprising in combination a pair ofrigid skeleton side frames, a collapsible seat carried by the frames,transverse diagonal struts each fixedly pivoted at its lower end to oneof said side frames and slidably pivoted at its upper end to the otherside fname, longitudinal diagonal guidemembers secared to the sideframes, a spring arm slidable in each of said guide members, a spacingmember for separating the outer portions of said arms substantially thecombined width of the side frames when folded inwardly and a permanenthandle connecting the ends of the arms beyond the spacing member, andhaving a length substantially equal to the overall width of the carriagewhen folded.

. HAROLD EDWARD CORNISH.

References Cited in the file of this patent 1 or the original patentUNITED STATES PATENTS I Number Name Date 729,651 Olofsson June 2, 1903766,537 Simpson Aug. 2, 1904 1,234,797 'Parmenter July 31, 1917

